Hey there, I’m Elanie! I have been a nutritionist and wellness coach since 2019. Throughout my life, a common underlying theme in my career aspirations has been a drive to help people and improve health. When I completed my first master’s in Occupational and Environmental Health in 2014, I thought I’d be starting a competitive internship at the CDC in their Emerging Infectious Disease department, or continuing on to get a Ph.D. in Epidemiology, but NOPE! God had other (much better) plans for me.

I’d seen nutrition change the lives of friends and loved ones. A close friend of mine was able to halt and even reverse a supposedly irreversible thyroid condition by simply making nutrition and lifestyle changes. Similarly, my mom shrank and eventually eradicated a tumor in her thyroid - again, with diet alone. After watching Dr. Terry Wahls’ story of how she overcame Multiple Sclerosis through nutrition, I was hooked. When my dream job at the CDC didn’t pan out, I took a year off after graduating to get my life together before continuing on for my Ph.D., and during that time, I finally had the space to listen to what my heart really wanted. I decided to go back to school and master science a second time (SCIENCE!), this time, in Nutrition.

Nutrition was a risky choice because here in Iowa, nutrition is basically still considered a form of witchcraft. I am a nutritionist, not a dietitian, and as such, Iowa state laws prohibit me from practicing under my own license. This is despite the fact that I have a masters degree in nutrition, graduated Summa Cum Laude from an excellent, clinically sound program, passed the rigorous nutrition board certification exam (which, BTW, is vetted and approved through the same credentialing organization as the dietetics boards), and am going to have 1000 clinical hours of nutrition counseling experience.

ANYWAY. Because I haven’t managed to wear down our state senator and representative yet with my persistent letters lobbying to change that law, I knew it was time to do something so that I could continue to help people and share the nutritional knowledge I have gained. And so, the Renegade Nutrition Podcast was born. There is a lot of misinformation out there surrounding nutrition, and however unpopular the truth may be, our goal is to spread it, one podcast at a time. It is my hope that the information we share will truly help you revolutionize your health. In America, we equate “health” with merely the absence of disease. Let’s change that, and make true health, the kind of health where you are not just surviving, but thriving, the status quo.

Hi! I am Kay, a health enthusiast.  I love anything in life that helps my mind, body, and spirit to thrive. I have used food to fuel my health for many years and I gravitate to any person who understands the science behind it. That is why I joined up with Elanie. Her wealth of knowledge on nutrition helped me to hone my own body to up-level my health. Elanie taught me to question sugar, become aware of how my body feels after certain foods, and embrace anything that feeds my mitochondria. To learn what all of that means, listen to our podcast where you will learn practical guidance on how to give your body what it needs to feel its best.